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Daubert Hearing Over J&J's Talc Lawsuit
A Daubert hearing began on Monday in the multidistrict litigation over Johnson & Johnson’s (J&J) talcum based baby powder, claimed of causing ovarian cancer…
60 Roundup Cases From 4 States To Be Prepared For Trial
U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria has identified nearly 60 Roundup cases from four different states to be prepared for remand and individual trial…
Effort To Launch A “Negotiation Class” For Opioid MDL
On Friday, June 14th, the plaintiff lawyers on behalf of the local governments proposed to create a "Negotiation Class" of cities and counties to seek a global settlement with drug companies accused of the…
Louisiana, A New Entrant Joins The Opioid MDL
Louisiana is now putting efforts to redirect all the lawsuits against opioid manufacturers into the MDL to join more than 2,000 other lawsuits from states, cities,…
Dismissed Risperdal Gynecomastia Lawsuit Reinstated
A 2013 Risperdal lawsuit, filed by a man and his mother against Johnson & Johnson (J&J) and its subsidiary Janssen Pharmaceuticals for failing to provide adequate warnings regarding…
J&J Faces Denial On Talc Lawsuit Transfer Request To Del.
On July 19, Johnson & Johnson’s request to transfer 2,400 Talc lawsuits to a district court in Delaware was denied by federal Judge Maryellen…
Valsartan Recalls Followed By Losartan Over NMBA Presence
Macleods Pharmaceutical Limited initiated a voluntary recall over Losartan Potassium and Losartan Potassium/Hydrochlorothiazide combination due to the excessive presence of N-Nitroso-N methyl-4-aminobutyric acid (NMBA).
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Lawsuit Claims Zostavax Led To Shingles And Other Injuries
A woman and her husband filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on June 21, against Merck & co., indicating that she developed a number of serious health problems due to the side effects…
Bayer Supervisory Board To Take Action On Roundup Claims
Bayer issued a press release on June 26, announcing that it is rethinking its strategy over Roundup lawsuits and has hired legal help to guide the company’s…
3M Earplugs Lawsuit: Nearly 1,000 Filed in MDL
According to a latest court docket report dated June 19, there are nearly 1,000 product liability lawsuits filed over…